Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Brassicales > Brassicaceae > Lunaria > Lunaria annuaLunaria annua (Annual Honesty)Synonyms: Crucifera lunaria; Lunaria annua f. annua; Lunaria annua f. elliptica; Lunaria annua f. orbiculata; Lunaria annua var. oppositifolia; Lunaria biennis; Lunaria biennis var. albiflora; Lunaria biennis var. elliptica; Lunaria biennis var. orbiculata; Lunaria corcyrea; Lunaria inodora; Viola lunaria Lunaria annua, called honesty or annual honesty in English, is a species of flowering plant native to the Balkans and south west Asia, and naturalized throughout the temperate world. It is an annual or biennial growing to 90 cm (35 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) broad, with large, coarse, pointed oval leaves with marked serrations. In spring and summer it bears terminal racemes of white or violet flowers, followed by showy, light brown, translucent, disc-shaped seedpods (silicles) the skin of which falls off to release the seeds, revealing a central membrane which is white with a silvery sheen, 3–8 cm (1–3 in) in diameter; they persist on the plant through winter. These pods are much used in floral arrangements. |
Allergen Potential [1] | Medium-Low | | Edible [2] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Flower Type [2] | Hermaphrodite | Lifespan [2] | Annual/Biennial | Pollinators [2] | Bees, Flies, Lepidoptera, Bats | Structure [3] | Herb | | Height [2] | 24 inches (0.6 m) | Width [2] | 10 inches (0.25 m) | View Plants For A Future Record : Lunaria annua |
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Assateague Island National Seashore |
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8621 |
Maryland, United States |
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Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Berwyn a Mynyddoedd de Clwyd/ Berwyn and South Clwyd Mountains |
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67265 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Bruce Peninsula National Park |
II |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Chippewa Nature Center |
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Michigan, United States |
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Craven Limestone Complex |
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13166 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Exmoor Heaths |
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26455 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fire Island National Seashore |
V |
9433 |
New York, United States |
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Gateway National Recreation Area |
V |
1807 |
New Jersey, United States |
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument |
V |
435 |
Virginia, United States |
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Gettysburg National Military Park |
V |
3560 |
Pennsylvania, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Hope College Biology Nature Preserve |
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55 |
Michigan, United States |
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Humber Estuary |
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90582 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Isles of Scilly Complex |
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66350 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Lake District High Fells |
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66717 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Lands End and Cape Bank |
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74557 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Lizard Point |
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34565 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Moray Firth |
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373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Reserve |
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293047 |
British Columbia, Canada |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Pennine Moors |
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254789 |
England, United Kingdom |
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North Somerset and Mendip Bats |
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1387 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Palava Protected Landscape Area |
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Czech Republic |
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Parco Del Somma-Vesuvio e Miglio D'Oro National Park |
II |
33648 |
Italy |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Point Pelee National Park |
II |
5764 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Prioksko-Terrasny Biosphere Reserve |
IV |
12219 |
Moscow, Russia |
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Saint Lawrence Islands National Park |
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Ontario, Canada |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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Shenandoah National Park |
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108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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South Pennine Moors |
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160577 |
England, United Kingdom |
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South Wight Maritime |
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49082 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Start Point to Plymouth Sound & Eddystone |
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84204 |
England, United Kingdom |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Fenai a Bae Conwy/ Menai Strait and Conwy Bay |
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65440 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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